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WILLIAM S. SHOEMAKER, OF TOWSONTOWN, MARYLAND, AND E. Ii. SHOE- MAKEILOF COLUMBUS, OHIO. i

Letters Patent No. 102,055, dated April 19, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTER-WORKER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ci' the same.

To all whom it may conce-rn SHoEMAKERof Columbus, Franklin county, Ohio,

have invented an Improved Butter-Worker; and we vdo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation.

lFigure 2 is a perspective view.

The same letters oi' reference indicate like parts in each of the figures.

Our invention relates to' machines for working butter after it is taken from the churn for extracting the buttermilk, 'said machine also being employed in salting the butter.

Our improvement consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement ot' the parts of which our device is composed, as hereinafter more fully set fort-h.

'lo enable others to construct and use our invention, we will describe'its construction and use.

A represents a tapering hollow vessel, which may be made ot' wood or any other suitable material. It is to have a many-sidedtorm, an octa-gonal shape being shown in the drawings, so that the butter, as itis being agitated, may be compressed in the corners, and thus the buttermilk more fully extracted than would be possible in a cylindrical vessel.

XVhen made of wood it is to be hooped with iron bands, to the lower one of which are secured several metal straps, A1, project-ing downward and extending through slots iu the removable bottom.

B represents the bottom ofthe vessel, being of a similar shape, but somewhat larger,so that it projects some distance from it on all sides.

The lower end of the vessel A is provided with a tenon or tongue, which fitssnugly in a corresponding groove in the upper surface of the bottom.

These two partsare held together by means of the straps A1 extending through slots in the bottom, and A?, passed through the straps under the bot-V tom.

0 represents a cross-bar fitted in notches in the Aupper end' of the vessel A, and held in position by means of hooks and staples, as shown. lt is provided with a central perforation to form a bearing tbz' the' agitator.

D represents the agitator, which is placed in the vessel, its lower end being provided with a pivot, which has its bearing in asocket in the center of the bottom B, while its upperjend extends through the perforation in the crosswbar, which forms a bearing for it at that point.

Upon its extreme outerv end it isprovided with a -crank, d, by which to turn it.

On that portion which is inside ofthe vessel A it is provided with a spiral series of teeth or dashers D.' These dashers are flat bars or arms placed diagonally onA the shaft, so that, when turned in the direction of the arrow, they will work and compress the butter against the bottom B.

The operation oi' thc machine may be described as follows:

The scveril parts having been arranged as set forth, a quantity of new-made butter is fed the machine through the apertures in its top, and the agitator turnedv a few times to make it somewhat compact. The whole device is then laid upon its side and the agitator pnt in motion, when the butter will be gradually worked toward and-pressed against the bottom B, thereby expelling the buttermilk, which runs out of the open end of the vessel. A sutiicient quantity ofsalt is then put in the device, and, by mea-ns of the agitator, thoroughly worked in the butter. The cross-v bar and agitator are then together removed, and thel butter made compact by a ladle or otherwise, after which the wedges are knocked out of the straps and the machine righted, lwhen the vessel A can be lifted off the butter, whiohis then ready to be placed in tubs or otherpackages.

Having thus described our invention,

What We claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent ofthe United States, is

1. In combination with the vessel A, the removable bottom` B, wedges A2, straps A1, and cross-bar O, as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of' the vessel A, removable bctf 

